I’m hesitant to mention the highlight of what remains of this year’s Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival because I want to make sure there’s a ticket left for me. But, here goes: “Boyhood.”

The long-awaited movie from Richard Linklater (“Before Sunrise,” “School of Rock”) features Ethan Hawke and Richard Arquette as the parents of a son. Because the film was shot over the course of a dozen years, everyone ages in front of our eyes, and, because the drama was a smash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, tickets are bound to be dear, especially since it’s being shown only once: 7 p.m. April 17.

“The Great Beauty” — Making a brief return to theaters, where its visual and musical splendors are better showcased than on video, this year’s foreign-film Oscar winner is a sumptuous affair in which a has-been writer contemplates the excesses of the Italian party scene. 6:30 p.m. April 11 and 3:30 p.m. April 16

“How to Disappear Completely” — That title is perfect, hinting as it does at a movie of secrets that may or may not be revealed. “Disappear” is a great-looking and evocative melodrama that reminded me of the classic “Don’t Look Now”: It’s about a Filipino girl who can’t find herself in a village ruled by rude, violent boys. So, she simply disappears. Or does she? 9:45 p.m. April 16 and 9:50 p.m. April 19

“Cannibal” — The outre subject matter — yes, the protagonist kills, butchers and eats young women — is countered by subdued, elegant filmmaking that encourages us to empathize with the cannibal. A classy and, for the most part, kind person, the title character is a tailor in Granada who preys on Eastern European women with few ties, until the sister of one of his victims turns up and he finds himself drawn to her. “Cannibal” doesn’t try to explain the inexplicable — maybe he eats people as an extreme way of feeling connected to them? — but it asks fascinating questions on its way to becoming one of the year’s strangest love stories. 9:45 p.m. April 14

“Le Chef” — Broad but intelligent, it’s a crowd-pleasing comedy about two know-it-all chefs who are forced to unite to save a Paris restaurant from crass developers — and from the horrors of molecular gastronomy (“Not that!” screams Jean Reno, as the title character). Foodies, in particular, will eat it up. 7:30 p.m. April 15

“App” — Almost certainly marked for an American remake, “App” is reminiscent of technology-turned-evil shockers such as “One Missed Call,” but it’s sharper and funnier and who can’t relate to a computer virus messing up your life? Anna is a Dutch college student who discovers a new app on her phone, an app that she can’t control as it sends out nude photos and nasty texts about the people close to her. 9:30 p.m. April 16 and 9 p.m. April 19

“Dom Hemingway” — Jude Law fans won’t want to miss him — ahem, all of him — as a randy and surprisingly literate British gangster. Released from prison at the start of the film, he immediately begins consorting with low-lifes (played by, among others, Richard E. Grant and Demian Bichir) while also attempting to repair his relationship with his grown daughter. Director Richard Shepard already made a smarter, more stylish version of this (“The Matador”), but Law’s brash performance suggests he is well-equipped to transition into his character-actor years. 7 p.m. April 11

“For No Good Reason” — There’s way too much Johnny Depp in this documentary but, to be fair, it probably wouldn’t have been made without his participation. Like “Gonzo,” it is a biographical portrait — this time, of illustrator Ralph Steadman, who often worked with “Gonzo” subject Hunter S. Thompson. Depp drops in on Steadman’s art studio to watch him work and listen to (charmingly animated) reminisces about the uneasy collaboration between the outrageous Thompson and sedate Steadman. 7:30 p.m. April 12

“Half of a Yellow Sun” — The epic novel about the struggle for Nigerian independence is not quite so epic in its screen incarnation, which largely focuses on one character: Thandie Newton as a privileged woman whose romantic and family woes (she and her twin sister compete for lovers) unfold against the backdrop of the Biafran war. Readers of the book are likely to be frustrated by the sketchy adaptation. and those who haven’t read it are apt to be confused, but Newton and newly-hot Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”) are both excellent. 12:30 p.m. April 12, 7:30 p.m. April 14 and 4:45 p.m. April 18

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